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July 16, 2023

Is Catholicism Anti-Science?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5z7fk-1458228 Many assert that Christianity, and Catholicism in particular, is opposed to science. Greg and Cory explain why that's not strictly true, but that some people misuse the word "Science" to describe something that is, by definition, opposed to all the world's religions.

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July 9, 2023

Catholic vs. Protestant Views on Creation and Evolution

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-7vx9w-14501d1 Greg and Cory wade into a thorny subject: Catholic vs. Protestant views of the creation of the world and mankind, evolution and whether the early chapters of Genesis are to be understood literally. As they illustrate, nothing about this topic is simple.

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July 2, 2023

Mission? Vocation? How Should I Organize My Life?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-yxpmp-144878f As a Christian, how should you organize your life, set your priorities, spend your time? Greg and Ed talk about how in the evangelical Protestant world the highest priority was/is "mission," while Catholicism stresses that life is lived according to "vocation."

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June 25, 2023

Why Go to Church?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-8vnbp-1440157 After a few weeks of summer break in episodes, Greg and Ed the Protestant gather again in the secret compound on the Summer Solstice to talk about different answers to the question, "Why should I go to church on Sunday?"

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May 28, 2023

”Binding and Loosing?”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cen5v-141d62f On a cold April day, Greg and Ed the Protestant sit in the piney woods and talk about the Catholic Church's authority, and what it means to "bind and loose."

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May 17, 2023

Finding Friends in a Catholic Parish, Part2

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-27wt7-140a454 Part 2 of a conversation between Greg and Cory (who develops family and parish community ministries) about the challenges of developing "community" and relationships in a typical Catholic parish.

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May 10, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-3a6tr-140620c Greg and Ed the Protestant conclude their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins by discussing Lust and Chastity.

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May 3, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ufkdp-13f9fde Greg and Ed the Protestant continue their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins by tackling Sloth, which is far more subtle and dangerous than mere laziness. It is the "noontime demon."

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April 26, 2023

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-smfrf-13f224c Greg and Ed the Protestant continue their exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins, this time discussing wrath, how it differs from anger, how it takes control of a life, and how the corresponding virtue of meekness does not mean weakness.

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April 19, 2023

The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zpnsk-13e62aa Greg and Ed the Protestant explore the first of the seven deadly sins, pride. It comes first because it is the capital sin, the source from which the other six flow. Then they discuss the antidote that Catholicism prescribes: humility.

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April 12, 2023

Book Club: ”Frankenstein”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-6dcji-13de8e7 Our Easter week reflections continue in an unusual direction: Greg and Cory discuss the classic novel "Frankenstein" and what it has to teach us about life vs. artificial life, God vs. playing God, as well as unexpected consequences and moral responsibility.

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April 5, 2023

Holy Land Diaries, Part 2: Jerusalem

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5gszh-13d7167 Greg just got back from a pilgrimage to Israel, the Holy Land, and describes what insights into the Gospel can be gained from seeing Jerusalem firsthand. This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE

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March 29, 2023

Does the Virgin Mary Really Appear to People?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-i49ng-13bd0e4 Ed asks Greg about appearances of the Virgin Mary, which seem pretty sketchy to Protestants. Greg explains Catholic doctrine, belief, and practice around "Marian Apparitions." This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE

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March 22, 2023

Movie Club: ”The Sound of Music”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-ni638-13bce0e Greg and Ed explore the profoundly Catholic vision of the classic 1963 film "The Sound of Music." This podcast is a nonprofit ministry. Please consider supporting its production: DONATE

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March 15, 2023

When Isn’t it Christianity Anymore?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5dfcv-13b42a8 Step by step, our cultural influencers keep moving the boundary markers of the faith. They say they aren’t changing Christianity, just enlarging or adapting it to the modern world. But at what point does it simply become a different religion from the historic Christian faith? The second of…

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March 5, 2023

Explaining Lent to a Protestant

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nt52c-13aa2b7 Ed the Protestant asks, "What is Lent, where does it come from (not in the Bible), and why do Catholics practice it?"

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Feb. 26, 2023

What is Purgatory?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-r6vtn-139cd97 What is Purgatory? If Jesus saves us by grace, why should anyone go there? And if it isn't mentioned in the Bible, did the Medieval Catholic Church just invent it? Greg and Ed continue their conversations about the "Last Things."

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Feb. 19, 2023

Funerals, Families, Food, and Sex, Part 2

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-nj6eh-1396e4a Greg and Cory continue their discussion of how the historical Christian, particularly Catholic, understanding of funerals is at odds with current cultural trends. (Part 2 of 2)

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Feb. 12, 2023

Movie Club: ”The Mission”

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-5xmra-138a525 Greg and Ed review one of the most well-done Catholic films of all time: the 1986 Academy Award-winning masterpiece "The Mission," starring Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons.

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Feb. 5, 2023

Is This All There Is?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-zq35a-135dbcf Greg and Ed the Protestant discuss Christianity's belief in the transcendent realm, and why it reject's the atheistic or materialist notion that the physical world is all that is or all that counts.

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Jan. 29, 2023

Why Not Mere Christianity?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-iwuc9-1372fc1 On the first anniversary episode of this podcast, Greg explains to Ed why he asks listeners to consider Catholicism rather than C.S. Lewis-style "mere" or generic Christianity: because mere Christianity is inadequate for the challenges of the 21st century.

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Jan. 22, 2023

The Dictatorship of Relativism

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-as7c5-136268d Greg and Cory discuss Pope Benedict XVI's warnings against the "Dictatorship of Relativism" that threatens to oppress the 21st century. This is the second of three conversations about the Benedict's intellectual legacy and contributions to Catholicism.

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Jan. 15, 2023

Will I Be Judged?

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cnscd-131b734 When we die, do we go straight to heaven, or are we judged? And does it really matter, if "Love Wins" in the end? Greg and Ed talk about what historic Christianity and the Catholic Church teach about judgment after death.

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Jan. 8, 2023

The Year Zero Problem

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-u2n3q-129a6b3 Greg and Cory explore one of the biggest barriers in dialogue between Catholics and Protestants: Tradition vs. Primitivism.

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